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Car bomb strikes Sanaa mosque, killing at least 25

At least 25 Shia worshippers were killed Thursday morning while performing Eid al-Adha prayers when a car bomb went off outside a mosque in capital Sanaa, according to eyewitnesses.

The attack happened on Thursday in the al-Balili mosque where Houthi Shia rebels who control Sana’a go to pray, according to witnesses and security officials.

The Yemen-based Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for the blast, saying it was targeting the rebels.

Security officials said the suicide bomber placed an explosive device in his shoe, causing an initial explosion. As worshippers rushed to the door, he detonated himself in the middle of the crowd, they said.

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